HarryPotter-AHistoryofMagic:TheBookoftheExhibition

Harry Potter: A History of Magic is the official book of the exhibition. This is a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between Bloomsbury, J.K. Rowling, and the brilliant curators of the British Library. The book takes readers on a fascinating journey through the subjects studied at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. From Alchemy and Potions classes to Herbology and beyond, readers will explore it all.

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HarryPotter:AHistoryofMagicistheofficialbookoftheexhibition,aonce-in-a-lifetimecollaborationbetweenBloomsbury,J.K.RowlingandthebrilliantcuratorsoftheBritishLibrary.ItpromisestotakereadersonafascinatingjourneythroughthesubjectsstudiedatHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry–fromAlchemyandPotionsclassesthroughtoHerbologyandCareofMagicalCreaturesEachchaptershowcasesatreasuretroveofartefactsfromtheBritishLibraryandothercollectionsaroundtheworld,besideexclusivemanuscripts,sketchesandillustrationsfromtheHarryPotterarchive.There’salsoaspeciallycommissionedessayforeachsubjectareabyanexpert,writerorculturalcommentator,inspiredbythecontentsoftheexhibition–absorbing,insightfulandunexpectedcontributionsfromSteveBackshall,theReverendRichardColes,OwenDavies,JuliaEccleshare,RogerHighfield,SteveKloves,LucyMangan,AnnaPavordandTimPeake–whoofferapersonalperspectiveontheirmagicaltheme.Readerswillbeabletoporeoverancientspellbooks,amazingilluminatedscrollsthatrevealthesecretoftheelixiroflife,vialsofdragon’sblood,mandrakeroots,paintedcentaursandagenuinewitch’sbroomstick,inabookthatshowsJ.K.Rowling’smagicalinventionsalongsidetheirculturalandhistoricalforebears.ThisistheultimategiftforHarryPotterfans,curiousminds,bigimaginations,bibliophilesandreadersaroundtheworldwhomissedoutonthechancetoseetheexhibitioninperson.